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President Bok yesterday denied a report in Wednesday's Boston Herald-American that he had named John P. Reardon '60, associate dean of admissions as Harvard's next athletic director...
...Reardon said yesterday that publication of the Herald-American article came as "a complete surprise...
...Reardon, who was one of about 110 applicants to succeed Robert B. Watson '37 as athletic director, said he has not discussed the appointment with the search committee since April, and has not conferred with Bok on the matter...
...John P. Reardon '60 and Baaron Pittenger, the search committee has two outstanding candidates who also come from within the University. The decision that has to be made involves the leadership of the entire University's athletic program. It is time to put aside the rhetoric, politics and innuendo and evaluate these candidates now on the basis of the right considerations...
Finally, I would just like to say that in Jack Reardon and Baaron Pittenger, we have two of the finest possible candidates for the athletic director's position. My personal opposition to Peck is strong in that, by reputation, he is a man who would favor intramural athletics over intercollegiate athletics, and has also been involved in several disturbing incidents. Reardon and Pittenger on the other hand have served Harvard well, support intercollegiate and intramural athletics, are well established in the Harvard community and would each fill the position very capably. Your article did a great disservice to both...